Welcome to the Neighborhood
Saddled for decades with a bad reputation, Oak Cliff is reasserting itself as the hip place to play and live in Dallas. On weekends, families enjoy patio dining and shopping at the many colorful storefronts in the walkable Bishop Arts District or get their nature fix at Kiest Park. (History junkies can cap off their visit to the Sixth Floor Museum in Dealey Plaza with a matinee movie at the Texas Theatre.) The kiddie Kandinskys in your family will get plenty of inspo from Oak Cliff’s bustling art scene, as the city’s top talents in design, music and street art are your neighbors. Area-wide renovations have led to historic houses becoming hot properties—from Tudors in Kessler Park to the stone cottages in the L.O. Daniel area—so be prepared to drop a pretty penny to live in the Cliff. It’s worth it for the bit of Texas history you’ll get to call home.

Dallas ISD
George Peabody Elementary School, 2003; 2009
School of Business and Management, 2008; 2014
School of Health Professions, 2009; 2016
School of Science and Engineering, 2005; 2011
TAG Magnet School for the Talented & Gifted, 2003
Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School at Mountain View College, 2015
William Hawley Atwell Law Academy, 1986-87

Kiest Park
Kiest Park is the go-to spot for Saturday outdoor family fun. Head to Fantasy Landing, a shaded, all-abilities playground, and bring lunch while you’re at it—picnic tables are located nearby.
3080 S. Hampton Road, Dallas; dallasparks.org

Family FactorBahama Beach Waterpark
Race your kids to bottom of a 300-foot racing slide, launch water balloons and enjoy more all-ages attractions at this city-run water park. Look online for a schedule of dive-in movie nights and special events.
1895 Campfire Circle, Dallas, 214/671-0820; bahamabeachdallas.com

Rosemont Early Childhood PTA
The oldest early childhood PTA in Texas connects parents and caregivers in Oak Cliff through monthly meetings, play groups, family events, moms’ night out and more activities. Visit the website to join.recpta.org